2018-01-18 Leeward Exh B (AMEND SMA 412, REZ 17-225 & SMA 17-068))

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their due diligence that they continue to research historical and preserve with these buffers that are currently in place, and making the improvements to these buffers for the petroglyph areas, the ponds, the trails that are already there, that exist. We have about 600 apprentices here on the Big Island. So I represent as the coordinator their training program. A majority of these apprentices are of Hawaiian descendancy, and we know already with inflation and the cost of living here in Hawai‘i that it’s already hard for our local people to put foods on the tables of their families. And so the entity that I represent provides them with the skills through training for them to become successful trade people in our industry and to make a good wage, to provide for their families and to sustain their living here in Hawai‘i. And so thank you very much for allowing me to comment. I speak on behalf of these apprentices coming up through my program. Aloha. HARLOW: Aloha everybody here. My name is Daniel, not David, Harlow, and as though I am haole, I have been born and raised here my whole life. I have never known anywhere else and I have never loved any other place other than this place. I am also raising my son to treat this land with such love and respect as I do. And I urge you to take into consideration that, yes, this is another proposed site on an archaeological place, but still, one has never been so willing and so negotiable in this. And can we not take advantage of that? They are willing to listen to you, and if you make certain decrees, then they have to abide by them. And so I say don’t just deny them flat out, talk to them and see how far they are willing to negotiate on their stance. And as a carpenter’s apprentice, I do say there is very little work as a single mother that will provide for my whole entire family since my parents are elderly. And this is one career, which I can see a future for me and my family. Thank you. UNGER: Thank you all. You may be seated. Alan Haun, Mark Saito, Patrick Belgium, Simmy McMichael, Laura Caverly and Chris Gaughen. Sharon Willeford and William Lazenby. Ku‘ulei Keakealani. Thank you. You may begin Ms. McMichael. State your name and area of residence. MCMICHAEL: Aloha. My name is Simmy McMichael. I’m from Kona. And I’m here to ask you to deny this. I have strong ties to the ocean and also the sea mammals and the turtles. I actually worked at Sea Life Park also, and lived in a tank with whales, dolphins and turtles for three years, literally living in a tank with them as I was a swimmer. So I also have the first surf shop in Kona. I’ve had it since 1978. And the ocean is what we need to protect. This is what the tourists come here for and this is our lifestyle. When we were younger, we used to go to the ocean to cleanse our body; whenever we had any kind of rash or infection, we were told to go to the ocean to protect and cleanse our bodies. Now, we have an open cut or any kind of rash, we are told to stay out of it. There is staph and MRSA in the water. So we really need to prioritize protecting our ocean. This is our natural resources. And I’ve been concerned about all the development that affects the ocean. I’m not against development. I have real concern when it affects directly with the ocean. So I went through the documents this morning and quickly read through it. So I wanted to highlight: The West Hawai‘i, “The West Coast of the Island of Hawai‘i has area specific water quality standards (Chapter 11-54-6\[d\]). The major difference between these specific criteria and the general criteria for open coastal waters for the rest of the state is the consideration that high nutrient groundwater mixes with ocean water within the nearshore zone.” Compliance with the DOH criteria requires three sampling dates, spaced within 14-day period, and this was not complied; 2015, only one single sample. In this one collection, a number of samples exceeded the limits, also exceeded the DOH geometric means standards. There is evidence in 28 EXHIBIT B